As
an annual tradition, this year Associazione Culturale Musica Venezia
will again present a beautiful concert of sacred music from the Baroque
period Friday 18 July at 8 pm to celebrate the divine salvation of
Venice from the plague in 1577. The concert will take place on the
Giudecca in the S.S. Redentore Church, which was built in gratitude to
the Redeemer for saving Venice. This year will be a special concert
dedicated to peace in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the
First World War. Music will include works by G. F. Händel, H. Purcell,
A. Vivaldi, A. Scarlatti. The music will be performed by
specialists in baroque music: Elena Bertuzzi, soprano, Giovanna
Bragadin, contralto, Margherita Bussetto e Stefano Bruni, violins,
Gioelo Gusberti, cello, and Marija Jovanovic, harpsichord.